Day: February 19, 2018

A Chinese woman dressed in a traditional bride costume poses during a wedding performance as part of the She Huo festival in Hancheng, Shaanxi province, on Feb. 16. She Huo festival, celebrated in the northwestern China, is a festival dedicated to the gods of earth and fire. “She” literally means “God of Earth” and huo means “God of Fire.”

In a Monday morning Tweet, the U.S. Secret Service called the report “false.” More The U.S. Secret Service has denied a report that an agent was forced to tackle a Chinese security official after he tried to detain the American military officer carrying the U.S. nuclear launch codes during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing in November. “FACT CHECK: Reports about Secret Service agents tackling a host nation official during the President’s trip to China in Nov 2017 are false,” the Secret Service tweeted Monday. On Sunday, Axios reported that…

Once Again, the USA Women’s Hockey Team Must Play Canada for Olympic Gold More (PYEONGCHANG, South Korea) — The United States will play for a gold medal in women’s hockey for the third straight Olympics. Four-time defending champion Canada will be waiting for them. The Americans had a 5-0 victory over Finland in the semifinals, a score that Canada matched against the Russians later Monday to set up the gold medal showdown between the two premier women’s hockey powers. In the two-man bobsled, the Canadians had to share a gold…

The country is said to be the second most eurosceptic nation after Greece, according to Eubarometer, which found that 39 percent of Czechs hold a negative view of the EU compared to 33 percent in the UK. A departure from the EU for the former communist country would be damaging to their almost $200billion economy, Emerging Europe reports. Martin Kupka, deputy leader of the Civic Democrats party, said: “The Czech Republic does not need the general referendum law which the governing ANO party is currently negotiating with the Freedom and…

Accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz kept his head down and mouth shut Monday during his first live televised appearance in a Broward County circuit court. Shackled and dressed in a bright red prison uniform, Cruz let his lawyers do the talking for him during a hearing in front of Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer. Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 19, 2018. Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun-Sentinel viaAP Cruz’s court appearance came five days after he allegedly unleashed a bloodbath…

A dedicated group of space boffins from across the globe have partnered to study attitudes towards the possibility of encountering alien life. The research team led by Professor Michael Barnum of Arizona State University, US, concluded that humans “will take it rather well”. Presenting their findings to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the researchers underlined the positive reactions will outweigh the negative ones. Professor Varnum joked at the AAAS: “Of course, I would also predict that if a hostile armada showed up near Jupiter, we wouldn’t be…

Two Dutchmen sitting next to the offender apparently did not take well to his flatulence, but the unashamed man refused to hold back. Despite a warning from the pilot a fight between the men then broke out, causing the flight to be diverted to Vienna Airport. In Vienna police boarded the plane with dogs and removed two sisters and two men after the pilot made a report about “passengers on the rampage”. The two women are now taking the Dutch budget airline to court over their removal from the flight…

Christie is making “good progress” after rupturing part of the tendons in her ankle in a nasty fall in Saturday’s 1,500m semi-final. The 27-year-old will go through a training session before the heats get underway, with Team GB chef de mission Mike Hay “cautiously optimistic” she will be fit to race. And Jayne Torvill, who won an ice dancing gold at the 1984 Olympics, believes Christie will be filled with regret if she pulls out. “At the Olympics you only have one chance,” Torvill told the BBC. “Elise needs to…

Manchester City Pep Guardiola was involved in a furious tunnel bust-up with Wigan manager Paul Cook during their FA Cup fifth round clash. Fabian Delph was shown a red card for a dangerous lunge on midfielder Max Power, sparking chaotic scenes on the touchline for the remainder of the first half. As the teams left the pitch, Guardiola and Cook engaged heated words before the tunnel camera captured extraordinary scenes inside the DW Stadium. Wigan coach Peter Reid was forced to step in between the pair. Both managers emerged for…

While fans have gotten used to the adventures of Big Boss and Solid Snake, Konami have decided to launch a new spin-off. Metal Gear Survive is not like the other games in the series, although it does use the components seen in The Phantom Pain. RELEASE DATE: WHEN DOES METAL GEAR SURVIVE ARRIVE IN THE UK? Konami have confirmed that Metal Gear Survive will launch on February 22 in the UK. It will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam in Europe priced at £34.99/€39.99. For those…